Hays County Confirms 34 New COVID-19 Cases
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LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR
COVID-19 TESTING IN HAYS COUNTY
Free COVID-19 testing is currently available for uninsured, underinsured, and indigent residents of Hays County. See more information here.
FREE COVID-19 TESTING IS HAPPENING AROUND HAYS COUNTY
KYLE
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hays CISD PAC, 979 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle
DRIPPING SPRINGS
Friday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Triangle, 151 Mercer St., Dripping Springs
SAN MARCOS
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ramon Lucio Park, 601 S. CM Allen Parkway, San Marcos
WIMBERLEY
Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wimberley Community Center, 14068 RR 12, Wimberley
BUDA (starting Friday, Oct. 9)
Monday through Wednesday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Onion Creek Senior Center, 420 Barton Crossing, Buda
The attached graphic has a QR for people to select a time slot (note, we are updating the graphic with the Buda info that was confirmed today).
You do not have to be experiencing symptoms. If you want a test, you’ll need to call ahead to secure an appointment time because the number of tests will be limited each day.
More information about other locations and times will be shared as soon as it is available.
Click here to find other testing locations throughout Hays County; many of which accept private insurance. There are a few walk-in/drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Hays County.
Some sites, which follow CDC guidelines for testing, may require a physician referral to be tested. Contact your medical provider or the Hays County hotline for further instructions, 512.393.5525.
If you are not exhibiting symptoms but still would like to get tested, for example, because you were exposed to someone with a positive result, contact the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is offering free COVID-19 testing at locations around the state.
You can also Visit the TDEM website for information on testing locations in the Central Texas area.
If you are concerned you have been exposed to coronavirus, contact your healthcare provider or the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525 to discuss your exposure risk.
If you are experiencing moderate to severe symptoms, you may be directed to your health care provider or local hospital emergency room.
The Hays County Local Health Department has a monitoring protocol in place which will be explained to you if your symptoms warrant it.
*HELPFUL LINKS:
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READ THE COVID-19 FACT SHEET
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- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then wash your hands.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19
*UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, AT 3:51 PM
* Disclaimer: As this is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released by Hays County; the table will be updated when the data is available.
SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are only reported Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
| HAYS | OCT 20, 2020 |
OCT 21, 2020 |
| TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases) | ||
| NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) | 825 | 396 |
| TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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| ACTIVE (*provisionary) | 635 | 609 |
| NEW DAILY CONFIRMED | 51 | 34 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 764 | 766 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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| DAILY RECOVERED | 76 | 60 |
| FATALITIES | 64 | 64 |
| FATALITY RATE |
1% | 1% |
| NEGATIVE (*provisionary) | 32,579 | 32,941 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 360 | 363 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 8 | 10 |
HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| CITY | TOTAL CASES | ACTIVE CASES | RECOVERED | FATALITIES |
| AUSTIN | 73 | 3 | 67 | 3 |
| BEAR CREEK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BUDA | 846 | 110 | 728 | 8 |
| CREEDMOOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DRIFTWOOD | 46 | 15 | 31 | 0 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS | 116 | 35 | 80 | 1 |
| HAYS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KYLE | 1,851 | 403 | 1,432 | 16 |
| MANCHACA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| MAXWELL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| NIEDERWALD | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| SAN MARCOS | 3,114 | 28 | 3,053 | 33 |
| UHLAND | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| WIMBERLEY | 115 | 6 | 108 | 1 |
| WOODCREEK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 6,246 | 609 | 5,573 | 64 |
HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| AGE RANGE | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | DEATHS |
| 0-9 yrs. | 106 | 103 | 209 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 411 | 296 | 707 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 1,150 | 1,167 | 2,317 | 0 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 521 | 490 | 1,011 | 0 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 397 | 327 | 724 | 2 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 299 | 281 | 580 | 8 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 200 | 161 | 361 | 7 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 107 | 109 | 216 | 25 |
| > 80 yrs. | 65 | 56 | 121 | 22 |
| Total | 3,256 | 2,990 | 6,246 | 64 |
HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| ETHNICITY | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | % OF CASES |
| HISPANIC | 1,420 | 1,286 | 2,706 | 43.3% |
| NON-HISPANIC | 635 | 616 | 1,251 | 20.0% |
| NOT-SPECIFIED | 1,201 | 1,088 | 2,289 | 36.7% |
| TOTAL | 3,256 | 2,990 | 6,246 | 100.0% |
HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| RACE | PERCENTAGE OF CASES |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0% |
| ASIAN | 0.6% |
| BLACK | 2.3% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0% |
| WHITE | 62.1% |
| NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN |
35.0% |
Case Criteria
Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed using a molecular diagnostic test (for example, PCR, Curative RCT-PCR, and Abbott ID Now RCT-PCR)
Probable: A case that:
› Using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority meets presumptive laboratory evidence of
- Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
- Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection
› AND meets clinical criteria
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› Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.
Clinical criteria:
› At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measured or subjective), chills, rigors, myalgia, headache, sore throat, new olfactory and taste disorder(s); OR
› At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing; OR
› Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:
- Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS
*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, AT 4:05 PM
Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.
NOTE: The Texas COVID Dashboard with the state’s numbers may not have been updated as of press time. Or older cases may have recently been reported by labs to the state and excluded in previous numbers.
| STATE OF TEXAS | OCT 20, 2020 |
OCT 21, 2020 |
| TOTAL TESTED | 8,146,209 | 8,180,077 |
| TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 7,444,326 | 7,474,874 |
| TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 246,556 | 247,975 |
| TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 455,327 | 457,228 |
| POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION (*runs a day behind) |
8.36% | 8.81% |
| POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED (*runs a day behind) |
8.57% | 8.72% |
| POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED (legacy method) (*runs a day behind) |
6.86% | 6.91% |
| TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES | 833,557 | 838,809 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) | 83,973 | 84,538 |
| NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary) |
4,856
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4,991
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| TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) | 733,758 | 739,140 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) | 3,996 | 5,382 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) | 4,588 | 4,782 |
| TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) | 17,087 | 17,201 |
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) | 65 | 114 |
| COUNTIES REPORTING CASES | 253 of 254 | 253 of 254 |
| COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES | 231 of 254 | 233 of 254 |
| FEMALE (Gender) | 34.8% | 34.8% |
| MALE (Gender) | 63.7% | 63.7% |
| UNKNOWN (Gender) | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) | 16.6% | 16.6% |
| HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) | 39.7% | 39.7% |
| OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) | 30.2% | 30.2% |
| UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) | 11.6% | 11.6% |
NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. & WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW
*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, AT 2:16 PM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.
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| US POPULATION: 330 M WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 B |
CASES REPORTED | CASES PER 1M PEOPLE |
RECOVERED | FATALITIES | ACTIVE |
| U.S. CASE OVERVIEW | 8,397,540 | 25,234 | 5,331,478 | 224,888 |
2,841,204 |
| WORLDWIDE CASE OVERVIEW | 41,033,709 | 5,264 | 27,977,942 | 1,127,797 | 11,927,970 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
